望郷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
望	郷
ぼう Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
望鄕 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːkʲo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) ぼーきょー [bòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

望(ぼう)郷(きょう) • (bōkyō) ^{←ばうきやう (baukyau)?}

1. nostalgic thinking of one's hometown

Synonyms

• 懐郷(かいきょう) (kaikyō)
• 思郷(しきょう) (shikyō)

References

• “望郷”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026